Mr. Speaker, first, the contract went to a consortium that included Bombardier and other companies. At the time it brought forward a proposal that was quite unique. The proposal was such that no other competitor would have existed in this country. There was absolutely no one else who could do something of this particular magnitude.
We proceeded with the contract that will save some $200 million over 20 years in providing this service and 90% of the jobs that will be saved or created will be in western Canada.